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2010 Benchmarks in Improving Medication Adherence
107 healthcare organizations describe efforts to improve medication adherence and
compliance — a responsibility shared by patient, provider, payor, pharmacist, case
manager and others.
“(Greatest challenge is) Approaching the issue from the perspective of the health plan
in supporting the physician relationship rather than as a direct care provider.”
> Health plan
“Medication management in the home setting, not just from the physician’s office,
needs to be a reimbursable visit.”
> Geriatric care management company
“(Greatest challenge is) The patients who can’t afford their medications. We supply samples when possible and sign them up for patient assistance programs, but this is hardly a universal solution.”
> Hospital
“We are coordinating care with the prescribing primary care provider to increase best
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Executive Summary
Of 1.8 billion prescriptions dispensed annually in the United States, only 50 percent are taken correctly by the patient, according to the World Health Organization. Beyond increasing risk of death, poor medication adherence is tied to as much as $290 billion annually in increased medical costs and responsible for 33 to 69 percent of all medication-related hospital admissions in the United States, at a cost of about $100 billion per year.
The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed into law in March 2010 contains important provisions related to medication adherence, including a series of grant and pilot programs in medication therapy management (MTM). In its January 2010 Medication Adherence e-survey, the Healthcare Intelligence Network set out to capture the expanding focus and impact of medication adherence in the healthcare industry, from populations and health conditions targeted by medication adherence programs to the components of a successful medication adherence program. Through responses provided by 107 healthcare organizations to 23 multiple choice and open-ended questions, the survey results indicate that responsibility for medication adherence no longer solely rests with the patient but is shared by the provider, payor, pharmacist, case manager and others.
A comprehensive collection of benchmarks on efforts to improve medication adherence and compliance and the impact these programs have on healthcare utilization, cost and compliance.
Includes:
Populations and conditions targeted by medication adherence efforts;
The top strategies to improve medication adherence;
Trends in reimbursement for efforts related to medication adherence;
Technologies and data sharing utilized by medication management programs;
The top five tools to assess and monitor medication adherence; and
The impact of medication adherence programs on patient compliance with care plans, ER visits, hospital and nursing home admissions, adverse drug events, member/ patient satisfaction and ROI and other metrics.
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